Major effect mutations drive DNA methylation variation after colonization of a novel habitat
Zicola, J.; Tergemina, E.; Goktay, M.; Neto, C.; Schmitz, R. J.; Hancock, A. M.
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DNA methylation is important to maintain genome stability, but alterations in genome-wide methylation patterns can produce widespread genomic effects, which have the potential to facilitate rapid adaptation. We investigate DNA methylation evolution in Arabidopsis thaliana during its colonization of the drought-prone Cape Verde Islands (CVI). We identified three high impact changes in genes linking histone modification to DNA methylation that underlie variation in DNA methylation within CVI. Gene body methylation is reduced in CVI relative to the Moroccan outgroup due to a 2.7-kb deletion between two VARIANT IN METHYLATION genes (VIM2 and VIM4) that causes aberrant expression of the VIM2/4 homologs. Disruptions of CHROMOMETHYLASE 2 (CMT2) and a newly identified DNA methylation modulator, F-BOX PROTEIN 5 (FBX5), which we validated using CRISPR mutant analysis, contribute to DNA methylation of transposable elements (TEs) within CVI. Overall, our results reveal rapid methylome evolution driven largely by high impact variants in three genes.
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